NATO Formally Invites Macedonia to Join Alliance

NATO Formally Invites Macedonia to Join Alliance

According to Reuters, NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, following a landmark accord with Greece over the ex-Yugoslav republic’s name.

Macedonia will become NATO’s 30th member state, though its people must first back the deal with Greece in a referendum.

Under the accord, the official name of the country will become ‘Republic of North Macedonia’.